Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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Miniature of Farms - Livestock
Farms - Livestock
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 photo of a horse with riding saddle.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
    Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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      • Description: An equestrian jumps hurdles.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
      Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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        • Description: Column of marching and mounted military men. Automobiles going in the opposite direction. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #19.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
        Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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          • Description: Military men and horse drawn ordnance in formation with military weapons on display. Tents in background. Photo #23.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
          Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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            • Description: Landscape with tents and horses of the Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill).
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Farms - Haying
            Farms - Haying
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Farms - Livestock
              Farms - Livestock
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                • Date Created: 1930
                • Description: 1930 photo of a mare and her foal standing outside near a cultivated field.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                Portraits - Individuals
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: Profile portrait photo of a young woman wearing a riding outfit sits on a saddled horse that stands in a field. Dated 1958. Photo #4.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Farms - Haying
                  Farms - Haying
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                    • Description: Undated photo of a farmhand riding horse driven hay cutting machinery.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Farms - Livestock
                    Farms - Livestock
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946 photo of a horse.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs